Air Force Special Operations halts Osprey flights over clutch issue
The Air Force Special Operations Command has grounded its fleet of CV-22 Ospreys over a mechanical problem that first surfaced in 2017.
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The Air Force Special Operations Command has grounded its fleet of CV-22 Ospreys over a mechanical problem that first surfaced in 2017.
Air Force Special Operations Command grounded its entire CV-22 Osprey fleet following incidents involving the aircraft's clutch, according to officials.
The Navy and Marine Corps will keep their Ospreys flying after the Air Force grounded its fleet of the tilt-rotor aircraft. Both services said they are keeping an eye on a clutch issue that led the Air Force to halt operations for the CV-22 Ospreys flown by Air Force Special Operations Command. “All Navy CMV-22 […]
AFSOC Commander Lt. Gen. Jim Slife ordered the safety standdown on Tuesday in the wake of two safety incidents that had occurred over the past six weeks, with a total of four such events occurring since 2017, AFSOC said.
The U.S. Air Force has grounded all 52 of its CV-22 Osprey aircraft indefinitely after two safety incidents occurred in the past six weeks, Air Force Special Operations Command officials said Wednesday.